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Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
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Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
TAIL FEATHERS.

The Mulvane Record is rubbing up ita
beig gun for fourth of July celebration
at that place.
! Go to church to day.
| John Sherman is said to be frigid in his
nature, but his effort at Springfield has set
the political pot to boiling furionsly.
The Kansas Catholic this week drops the
last letter from its head, which makes it
read "Catholi we presume next week it
| will drop another and make it "Cat-hol.'
In the opinion of the Globe Democrat
there is one chance for the legislature to
commend itself to popular respect and
gratitude 1t can beat the legislatures Of
Illinois and Michigan by adjourning the
present week.
The prospective candidates for the qDlnty
offices to be filled next Fall are beginning
to shake hands with the boys and making
anxious inquiries about the crops" and the
health of the folks at home
President Cleveland has written a letter
to his official New Yorh organ indorsing
the scheme TO raise money for the Grant
monument fund, and contributing $40
from his ow private means.
The people Of this country are willing to
honor the memory of Grant, bat there are
very many people who think thousand
such monuments such as Is proposed to be
erected In New York would not
add TO hi. fame. Grant viii live In history
after those menurn en;s have gone 20 ruin.
The mills of this city are still buying
large amounts Of wheat that has been stored
in the farmers bins for one, two and three
years. The old wheat viii be pretty much
out Of the farmers hands by harvest We
may then look for better price. In the next
few years.
A good many papers In this state seem TO
be grieving their p.ous souls about Wichita,
and ask II Wichita Is larger than the state
Of Kansas We VIII perhaps take time TO
answer that question when this building
boom eases up. From present indications
,hat time will never come round.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
LEAVEL HEADED SOL.

That old chap, Sol. Miller, sizes up the
situation in forcible language in this way.
Senator ingalls, recently delivered an ad-
dress at Abilene on the question Of woman
suffrage. taking ground against it, using
some able arguments. 1t is a question
upon which Republicans have right to
differ in opinion, and ingalls, has the same
right as any other member of the party.
Yet an effort is being made to get up a
newspaper clamer against him for exercis-
ing the right; and little papers all over the
state, edited by men whose heads are
shaped like pegging avis, and who do net
know whether the right of suffrage was
conferred by God Almighty or the Decla-
ration of Independence, are just picking
ingalls, speech all to pieces. 1t is the
clatter of lot Of frogs in a thunder storm.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
COLWICH.


| To the Editor q the Eagle
We have not heard any one say lately
that 1t can't rain In Kansas. The glorious
rains cause the farmers TO wear an audible
smile. The business men do so likewise,
for the farmers luck is theirs. All think
the chinch-bug will have to go this time.
His departure will be rejoiced In by all, as
he had begun to work on the corn with a
vengeance, having already destroyed the
wheat and oats
Nothing speaks louder for our prosperity
than the report furnished the Courier last
week by the Bank Of Colwich, showing the
amount Of money paid on, by them In the
way of checks for stock shipped from this
place. Counting from the first starting Of
the bank, February 20. 1896. to May 10,
1887, they have paid over their counter
s75, 157, 16., Since June /. 1887. S33. 6si.-
co. This does not include several car loads
Of cattle shipped from Wichita, which
were bought by our buyers and paid for
through banks in Wichita. Our neighbors
are inclined to think this boom material.
but they are solid facts that would make
most any town jealous.
Mr. Geo. Ben jamin and family Of Friend
ship, n. T., are visiting friends here. Mr..
B., is hunting up a location. lie intends
to 60 on farm and if he locates here will
be a valuable acquisition to our eonmu-
nifty
f. o. Barron has returned from an ex-
tended trip through Texas. He reports an
excellent tine; but says Sedgwick county
Is the best yet.
Mrs. X. Brown 10 recovering from
fever DR.. Senner l. around our burg once
more. He looks very poorly.
Mr.. II. J. Oldfaiber has purchased the
Tupper quarter Of the Pope estate; con
sideraiion a, so cash. Mr.. o. is one Of
our mos; valued citizens and all WILDE
pleased 10 know ths. he Is not going 10
leave our community
Mayor S.enrod has inciosed his beautiful
home with nes, picket fence.
The brick company viii have $1,000
brick ready for marke. nexi week
TIE ladies Of the NJ K church VIII hold
a festival a. tie church The evening Of
June 10. Ice cream and ssrz~beTries viii
ne the order Of the day. All are invited
q general good time Il expected.
WILL OocAssosAL.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
NATURAL GAS

Our fellow tovnsrnsn, c. c. Turner,
came over from Wichita this morning with
Aessrs. l.. r. Sherwood. .. C. Dsisy. II.
J. Mesghrr and J. Edwin Dayls. Of the
Wichita Mining and Inve&smen. Company.
md after meeting with the Il Dorsdo
Mining Co'npsny they proceeded 10 exam
Ire various points about the city with .
view Of putting down tao thousand foss
natural gas well at once
The Ii Dorado company WIS granted, by
the city council last eTening. exclusive
right 10 supply the city with gas and essa-
ness Il now 20 commence Ia earnest;
&. G. Tuner hss been very active n
working this matter Up. and we are Esd 10
see the two companies gs: together for bus
iness--E Dorsdo Repoblscsn-
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
RENO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Under the head of "a Dastardly Scheme
Hutchinson parties succeeded in running
one commissioner out of the county and
intimidating two others, the Laredo Ledger
contains the following which we hope may
prove mistake:
Wednesday May 26. the commissioners
of Reno county, met at the court house, at
Hutchinson, for the purpose of calling an
election in the southern tier of townships
to decide If Bell, Loda, Roscoe, Albion
townships should vote aid to the K. S. W.
r. r. The petition of Sumner township
was submitted first and passed upon by the
commissioners. In turn the prayers of the
petitioners of Albion, Roscoe and Loda
were granted When'the Bell township
petition was submitted mere technical
error was discovered in the petition, which
was of no consequence; but to please the
commissioners and to have the petition con-
form strictly to the law the committee ask
| ed and given permission to withdraw their
petitions long enough to rectify the error.
The commissioners thereupon adjourned
until o'clock Promptly at o'clock the
committee demanded hearing from the
commissioners, but found that Chairman
Fleming was absent and in his absence the
two remaining commissioners refused to
act, claiming that the first meeting was not
regularly adjourned and that the chairman
only could call another session. The whole
affair is Hutchinson scheme to defeat the
Kansas Southwestern road, because the
read goes to Wichita instead of Hutehin-
son. Hutchinson long ago threatened that
if they could not defeat US any other way
they would run the commissioners out Of
the county. They succeeded in running one
out and int;midasei the other two from
calling the election.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
THE SABBATH DAY.

The Reformed Presbyterian church in
its synod, which is now in session in New:
bury, New York. has taken strong grounds
against the violation of the sanctity of the
Sabbath day. 1t is undoubtedly a good
thing to have day of rest, and we think
all good people should encourage the OBJ
servance Of the day. There is an inclina
ton, however, on the part of those people
who are extremely conscientious in the OBJ
servance of the day as a Christian duty, te
regard man as made for the Sabbath, in
stead of the Sabbath being instituted fol
man. The body referred to, as shown in
our dispatches yesterday, have denounced
the government for allowing the employees
in the post office department to work on
Sunday. The couple of hours OF
work required of employees in the
post offices on Sunday is undoubt
edly of great convenience to large num-
Der of people in this country. The pious
minister of the Reformed Presbyterian
C hurch can hoist his umbrella in the mid
die of the day and walk down to the post
office and get his mail, but this can not al
ways be done by the man who works in the
field or shop ten hours day and days
in the week. There is certain al ht Of
work necessary to be performed on the
Sabbath day in order to properly enjoy the
day. A proper observance Of the day does
not require that an important letter arriv-
ing in the postoffice at II o'clock on Satur-
day night should remain there until Mon
day morning. The idea of proper OBJ
servance of the Sabbath. entertained by
our Puritan fathers, like the old-fashioned
funeral, has gone out Of fashion. How
we'll we remember the first funer-
al we ever attended. The impress
sion made on our young mind was so
gloomy that we even shudder now as we
think of it. The window blinds were clos
ed to shut out the glorious sunshine, the
pictures on the wall were turned showing
only their dull unfinished backs and a great
look ing glass stood at one side shrowded in
a white sheet like some horrible ghost come
to carry away the dead. Oh, how we
wanted to run away from the dismal place
and run home and see the sun shine and
flowers, and hear the music of the water
flowing over the pebbles in the spring
branch that runs near by and hear the
songs of the birds in the old orchard and
the walnut grove. We look back to this
funeral as we do to the old puritan Sun
lay with horror. People who would
lesercate the Sabbath with bull fights and
hose who would force upon us the old
puritan Sunday are alike the enemies of
that should not be allowed to
interfere with the happiness of common
sense people.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

The Grand Army of the Republic in
some sections of the west are making some
pretty strong protests against the invitation
sent President Cleveland to meet with them
at St. Louis. The department commander
of Nebraska says Cleveland's vetoes of
pension bills finds as many severe criticisms
among the Democrats vino were Union sol
diers as among the Republicans. They do
not view his action in party light.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

Attorney General Bradford went to
Wichita yesterday to commence war on the
whisky trade. 1t is not stated whether he
has seen the great man who edits the
EAGLE. The worst is feared when they dc
come together. Bradford has our sym
patty, which is all that can be offered now.
The whole people of the state will watch
the course of the editor of the EAGLE with
breathless interest. -Emporia Globe.
The EAGLE will keep its head, whatever
the state officials may do under the extra
ordinary inactment of last winter.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
OLD BELL WErHERS.

To The Editor of the Eagle.
We are glad for the acknowledgment,
by Mrs. n. E. Lease. of Wichita, Kansas,
that lit is only the truth that hurts" That
eloquent array Of epithets is now, in q
measure, explained. and is very natural
result of such wound. In view of this
confession the epithets tell how well the
mark was hit and how the bristling shafts
of truth must have lascerated the flesh to
have extorted such prodigious flow OF
logic and language such an outpouring OF
her true self.
Her bold signature suggests that she Ell
ther intends to boom Wichita, or Mrs. NJ.
E. Lease, Of Wichita, Kansas and We
rather think it is the latter, because of its
greater need of boom. The fact, too
that she is ''not ashamed to sign her name
to such articles as those the readers OF the
EAGLE have lately been treated to, may bt
accounted for on the principle thai
the school boy acted when be
wrote upon the wall, Fools names and
monkey faces are always seen at public
places" and then signed his name. 1t was
simply an oversight-a too great eagerness
to achieve glory-that is all.
initials Ieversed?" No. incorrect; guess
again. Literary genius?" Also incorrect.
Don't read the police magazines and dime
novels. 'Mad?" No. indeed! Amused.
And now word of advice to rs. R., u
of Topeka. As you value your existence
in this sublunary orb, do not incur the dis
pleasure of a woman who signs as Mrs.
M. E. Lease. Wichita, Kansas" She is
quite an extraordinary individual. She
modestly informs the public that she is IAN
intelligent woman" her articles to the con-
trary Notwithstanding, and her little
speeches give marked evidence of peculiar
power as linguist, logician and politician.
She threatens to annihilate any one
who has the temerity to express views
not in keeping with her lofty and refined
taste(D, and uses adjectives and epithets
too long to be pronounced in single
breath, but which, when she is at her best,
can doubtless be heard through all the ad-
ditions of Wichita. She is the great cham
pion of female suffrage, and Goliath in
treating those who are unfortunate enough
to have views unlike her own. She meets
them all with the same effectual logic.
They are, of course, fools for not thinking
as she does, and if they should happen to
express their thoughts, she either consigns
them separately as "old bell-wethers, !"
''donkeys, or "benighted, cowardly Grim
inals, - or else she Jumps them into one con-
signment and affixes one of her choice lit
erary gems. All this when she is in good
humor and overfowing with mirth. What
must be her logic when just trifle ION her
earl What kind of adjectives and epithets
would she then be capable Of?
Therefore, let me admonish you, do not
thus ruthlessly rush into the open arms of
destruction. w. H. r.
P. S.-If you do not sign your full
name, you are a "benighted, cowardly
r.
P. s. No. ..-If you have views of your
own on any public question, and dare to
express them, you are donkey" r.
P. s. No. 3.-If you don't believe in fe-
male suffrage you are an old "bell-wether. !"
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

The New York papers report that there
Is trouble in Assembly 40 of the Knights
of Labor of just the sort that is liable to
occur where there is large power and little
responsibility. 1t seems that a fixed share
of each members assessment is turned in
to form assistance fund, and that there
Is deficiency of about So, 200 in the fund
Those handling the money have drawn
upon it ''for other purposes" that is the ex.
PLANTATION. The reports of the meeting In
dictate lively desire among the members
to find out where the cash goes and has
gone
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
The national military drill at Washiu

The national military drill at Washing.
ton was not a success in any way. The
projectors of the enterprise are said to be
out of pocket anywhere from $1,000 to
$4,000, the awarding of prizes was not
81 tisfactory except to the winners, and
there was considerable outcropping of sec
ticnal and race prejudices. 1t is hardly
prob able that any attempt will be made to
make it an annual affair.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
WALLENSTEIN & COIN.
for college campus; the other enterprises

for college campus; the other enterprises
are more or less advanced.
The Hendricks County Boys" In
Wichita, Sturdevant. Hopkins, ETC.. were
feeling well when visited. was the guest
of the Rev. Harper while In the city, 10
whom thanks are extended He is in
charge of an interesting and sociable con-
gregation, as well as a large and lively
Sabbath school attached, with al attend
ance Of 249; next Sabbath they will have
O5O
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
throne

The towns that have maintained success
full hooms have done their work largely by
booming their papers The board of trade
of Fort Scott, it is stated, pays the Monito,
500 per month to aid in booming the
town. When this bargain was made the
Monitor was enlarged TO an eight page pa
per. In Hutchinson the citizens subscribed
$4,000 to make the News a morning pa
per. In Newton number of men Termed
stock company and started the Republi
can to boom the town with capital OF
*25 .OO0.-Lawrence Journal.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

After the exercises of the post, we list
enc d to very eloquent address by II. E.
Ar mstrong of Wichita This is the third
time we have had the pleasure of listening
to him here at Mt Hope, and we will be
most happy to meet him oftener. Mt
HOPE Mentor.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

The superstition which is said to prevail
thro ughout Germany that the crown
prince, Frederick William, will never
succeed to to the throne, appears likely to
become reality. The effection of his
throat is evidently of a very serious nature,
closely allied to cancer, if it is not IN fact
that disease. The prince, is about fifty
six years old and the chances are that
unless his venerable father shall die soon.
Prince William will not live to ascend the
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
THE GULF AND WICHITA.

On the 18th of this month the Santa Fe
will put on through trains from Kansas
City, Atchison and Topeka by way Of
Wichita for the Gulf Of Mexico, to connect
with line of steamers to New York. The
new freight line promises Wichita New
York freight four days sooner than by all
rail and at rates satisfactory.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

President Cleveland is reported to have
said that an extra session of congress
"would do more harm than good" Mr.
Cleveland appears to have a very correct
notion in regard to the Democratic majority
in that body
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

The Wichita boom is busted The EAGLE
is now getting out two page supplement.
If the boom keeps busting in a similar
m amer we shall expect to see an eight
page supplement- News
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

The pleasing announcement is made that
MIS-. Ella Wheeler Wilcox has baby.
Mrs. Wilcox will be remembered as the
lady who wrote the Poems of Passion"
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

Prof. Robert Hay, U. S. G. s., says:
''In this gas question, as in others, Kansas
is the central state. The geology of her
eastern borders touches that of Ohio and
Pennsylvania. Her western limits include
shales and sandstOnes that ally her to the
oil and gas deposits of Wyoming Her
western counties may yet find in natural
gas native fuel
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

The ladies must be taking considerable
interest in national politics this year. We
notice that the reporters describe the dresses
of Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Lamont with
quite as much particularly as the details of
their husbands fishing.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

There are ,939 old soldiers registered
on the Grand Army of the Republic books
of the state One thousand names have
been added during the past three months.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

The Hutchinson Democrat declares that
it has ever eschewed the style of the EA-
GLE. This unexpected announcement will
stir an awaiting public in a marked and
m arvelous manner, no doubt
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

The Star of Bethlehem has not appeared
rs reported. The Kentucky astronomer
who thought he discovered it evidently
looked through the wrong glass.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

The time of year is now rapidly ap-
preaching when the local liar can with
satisfaction sit in the shade and tell what a
wonderful corn husker he is.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

Capt, ". S. White, of Wichita, former
" editor and one of the propricsors of the
Wichita Beacon. al old kassan who came
to the state in 1869, member Of the
Fourth Ohio Calvary, and for two years
one of the Regents Of the State University.
bright and useful man, died st his home
in Wichita, Friday morning last His death
will be sincerely regefted BY all Kansas
journalists. -Junciion City Union.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

In Thomas county all the townships are
named after soldiers of the Eighth Kansas
who were killed at Chickamauga, the bat
tie at which Gen. Thomas won his greatest
fovno
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

The frisky Ben Butler is apparently
hopeful once more that the labor party
may materialize, and is paying court to the
followers of Henry George and DR.. Nc
Hlvrn
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

A Kansas boy, Will Guthrie, of Atchi
SON, recently graduated fourth in class
of 1923, at Columbus law school, New
York.
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05

Twelve leaders of the Salvation Army
have been arrested in Chicago for singing
topical song called Skin the Devil"
Wichita eagle., 1887-06-05
SEERSUCKER DAY.
Cases Krinkle Seersucker Q cents
FRIDAY, SATEEN DAY.
Cases SateenS Ia.

All you Ladies that Wash Dresses attend these
sales. We never duplicate them again this
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-22

John and Hank Border, accom-
panied by ';eorse Spring, lett on MOI
day for visit to Missouri, Indiana,
Chicago and Washington city, after an
absence of Il number OF years. The
Border boys deserve IA rest and can
well afford to take one, being two of
the most prosperous oftiallatin count
youn men. BESIDES raising large crops
ON their ranch they have u large
number of horses and ther stock. all
of which have been accumulated by
hard work and steady habits. These
youngmen offer "A fair example OF what
can lie done in this valley by energy
and economy. This year they raised
the largest barley crop grown in the
valley, ~ crop that averaged them SAB
per acre. From 23 acres they raised
SLIGO pounds, which they sold for
sl.2oper hundred pounds. From IOi
acres they raised 1850 bushels OF oats
wheat and barley; their oat crop
averaged 81 bushels per acre.--l,oze-
nlan Chronicle.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-22
t.ili Remove he Tax on lob. Geo.

washington, Dee. 12.-A careful
csgi,cisss> has been made OF the men,
hers OF the house on the question of
abOlishing the tax on tobacco. aud it
l. found that l65 members favor M
conditionally the repeal; sixty-iive ia
vor repeal with some OF her redtci ion.
forty-Ive are non-committal and only
fifty are opposed. Those Who favor
the abolition are divided betwe the
two parties. 1t is regarded IA settled
that the tax OF S:,0,OOo. 900 on to-
bacco will be abolished as soon as the
house can reach If, az Il large ma jori V
of the senate favor it. II il thought
that n bill to abolish the tobacco tax
will pass by nearly II two-thlr,ls vote.
The difficulty will he to get the bill
before the house, as Speaker Carlisle
VIII make up IA ways AMI means com
mlttee who will endeavor to prevent a
bill from reaching the house without
having II tariff bill linked to it.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-22

WA>uIS,.Tox. December O.-It j.
reported here that much solicitude has
been felt in Montana over Captain
Hunters advice that the GroS Vent res
he removed to the Grow reservation.
Inspect or Armstrong writes an enqulr-
er at Billings that the Crows hold their
land absolutely under treaty and that
no other Indians can hc located on
them without their consent or 10y net
OF congress. The Crow lands will bo
thrown open under the allotment act
as soon "a a!lorments can he MADE
and the matter cannot he hurried 10y
congress.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-22
A CIRCUS Discovery.

In the tartar OF teeth from skelet on-
nj the stone age, Mr.. Charters White.
OF the Chronological Society OF Grea,
Britain. has found specimens oi the
TODD eaten 10y our prehistoric ances-
tors 5000 years or more ago. The
fragments identified include portions
of corn husks, spiral vessels from veg
etables, starch husks, fruit cells, the
point Of II ii>h's tooth, and bits OF
wool, feathers and cartilase.-Scientiiic
American.